Brush.



J. SEHOLM & E. W. MELLIN.

BRUSH.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8. 1915.

Patented May 9, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May a, rare.

Application filed'J'une 8, 1915. Serial No. 32,800.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOSEPH SnHoLM, a citizenof the United States, and Euro W. MELLIN, a subject of the King ofSweden, and residentsjof Bloomfield, county of Essex, and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, ofwhich the following is'a specification.

This invention relates to a device for applying pasty substances and forpolishing surfaces, being particularly adapted for use in combinationwith blacking, such as shoe blacking, stove blacking, and the like, andwhile it is not limited to pasty materials and can be utilizedforapplying liquid material, it will be described in this specification asa device for applying pasty substances.

The invention provides a compact article in which a daubing or applyingelement and a polishing element are fastened to a back, the elementsbeing spaced apart, the space between them being utilized for holding areceptacle, such as a blacking box, against the back, the back thusacting as a closure for the receptacle, the receptacle being held by asupporting means which is disposed so that the box is held in the abovedescribed position and can also be swung to a position in front of oneof the brushing elements,

such as the dauber, so that material can be applied to the dauber fromthe contents of the box and then the box can be swung back out ofposition out of the way between the brushingelements. The device asdescribed in this specification is described as having brushingelements, although it will be understood that while a brush made ofbristles is preferred, polishing devices made of felt or similar softmaterial can also be employed.

The'invention provides a brush of this kind in which the receptacle isyieldingly held in its normal position between the brushing elements,but can be removed when desired and swung to its position in front ofthe dauber, the snap or holding device thus acting to normally hold thereceptacle in a position out of the way and does not necessitate beinghandled as aseparate ele ment, since when it is in its normal positionit is embodied as part of the device. I

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which oneembodiment of our invention is shown, it being understood that differentshapes of various parts can be employed and their relations can bechanged to an extent without departing from the scope of the invention.

i In said drawing, Figure 1 is a top view broken away in places to moreclearly illustrate the inventiomand Fig. 2 is a side View of the brushshown in Fig. l, the central part being broken away to make theinventron more clear. I

The brush comprises a back which can be of various forms, but in theform shown it consists of a front part 10, a rear part 11 and aconnecting plate 12, the connecting plate being fastened to the parts 10and 11 of the back by screws 13 and 14 respectively, so that asubstantially stiff structure is provlded. A suitable handle can beplaced on the brush, in the form shown this handle consisting of anarch-shaped piece 15 which is fastened at its ends, by means of thescrews 16, to the front and rear portions of the back, thus tending toassist in stiffening t e device, although this handle is not essentialand can, if desired, be made in other forms. F astened to the back areseparated brushing elements, the brush illustrated comprising a brushingelement 17 which forms the dauber and an element 18 which can be usedfor polishing purposes. For clearness in description the device will bedescribed as one used as a stove polishing brush, this being done merelyforconvenience, and it will be borne in mind that the brush can be usedfor any purpose to which it can be applied.

The blacking is usually supplied in boxes, and we provide a support fora box of blacking,'this support being mounted so that the boX ofblacking can be swung to a position between the brushing elements or toaposi tion in front of the dauberwhereby some being slipped underneaththe front end of the plate 12 and held in place by means of the screws13. The arms 19 are provided with eyes 22 on their ends. The receptacleholder is made so that it can be mounted on these arms, in the formshown the receptacle holder consisting of a wire formed in a subshape ofpins or fingers 26 out through the eyes 22, and being preferably formedon their outer ends into handles 27. The receptacle holder is thusswiveled in the arms and can be turned when the arms are swung downward.

To provide a closure to ration of the contents of the box or receptacle28, we prefer to place a gasket or washer 29 against the bottom face ofthe plate 12 so that the top edge'of the box resting against the washerwill form prevent evapoa tight closure and prevent spilling. or,

evaporation of the blacking or other material in the box or receptacle28. We prefer. to yieldingly hold the box in itsnormal or inoperativeposition as shown, in the drawing, and for such purpose we illustrateone form which comprises a spring 30, the spring 30 being preferablyfastened into place beneath the forward end of the handle 15 and thenperforated to also receive the screw 16. The free end of the spring 30is provided with a nose 31 which extends down through the opening 32 inthe plate 12. The arms 19 are connected by a strand 33 which is bentupward so that its raised central portion 34 springs underneath the snapor spring 31 and the receptacle holder is thus held in position betweenthe brushing elements, as will be understood;

When the device is to be used the brush can be held in one hand and thusone of the handles 27, when two are provided, can be used to push 'downon the support and by giving it a slight jerk the receptacle is releasedfrom the position it is in against the back and can be swung downward,the swiveled connection permitting the box to be held substantiallylevel or even, and in this position the box can be placed with its openend against the face of the dauber 17 and blacking or other materialsdeposited on the face of one of the brushing elemerits, such as thedauber, and then the box can be swung back to the position be tween thebrushing elements.

' The plate 12 is usually provided at its sides with the flanges 35which extend down on each side of the brush and not side elements. Thefingers or pins 2.6 of

the receptacle holder enter into slots 36 in the side flanges 35 of'theplate 12. The

plate is preferably widened out at its central portion,"as will beclearly evident from Fig. 1, so as to provide the necessary housing forthe arms 19 and to. permit the arms 19 to be spread sufficiently so thatthey will pass up on the sides of the dauber 17 to permit the dauber tobe passed into the box or receptacle 28 for its full depth so that allthe material can be used from the box. A

The illustration shows the dauber inclined slightly to the polishingpart of the brush, but it will be understood that these angles are notessential and that the brushes can be placed in the same plane or can beotherwise suitably disposed on the back.

Having thus described our invention, we claim;

1. A brush comprising a back, a brushing element on the back, a supportcomprising swinging arms pivoted to the back, and being formed on theirouter ends into eyes, a U-shaped receptacle holder having pinsprojecting through said eyes and being provided on the ends thereofwithhandles, and a snap for holding the supportin a predeterminedposition. 7

2. A brush comprising a back having a brushing element projectingtherefrom, a support comprising swinging arms and a receptacle holder,the swinging arms having eyes on their outer ends, the receptacle holderbeing made of wire bent into a substantially semi-circular form, theends of the wire projecting through the eyes of the arms and beingformed on their outer ends into handles, and means for pivoting the armsto the back so that a receptacle in the holder can be swung to aposition against the back adjacent to said brushing element, or swung toa position opposite the face of said element.

3. A brush comprising aback having a brushing element projectingtherefrom, a support comprising swinging arms and a receptacle holder,the swinging arms having eyes on their outer ends, thereceptacle holderbeing made of wire bent into a substantially semi-circular form, theends. of

the wire projecting through the eyes of they arms and being formed ontheir outer ends into handles, means for pivoting the arms to the backso that a receptacle in theholder can be swung to a position against theback adjacent to said brushing element, or swung to a position oppositethe face of said element, the swinging arms being provided with a nose,and a snap to engage said nose when the receptacle is swung to aposition against the back whereby the receptacle, is yieldingly held insuch position.

4:. A brush comprising a back, a dauber, separated bearings on the back,arms swinging in the bearings, said armsbeing con: nected by a bentstrand and having their ends formed into eyes, a substantiallysemicircular receptacle holder with its ends passing through the eyesand being formed into handles, and a spring nose under which the strandof the arms is sprung.

5. A brush comprising a back consisting of two parts having a connectingplate, the plate having an opening therein, a spring plate having a noseat its end projecting through the opening in the connecting plate of theback, separated bearings on the back, a pair of arms swinging in thebearings and having a connecting strand with a Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents,

raised central portion to engage 'the nose, the ends of the arms beingformed into eyes, and a receptacle holder projecting slightly beyond thesemi-circular shape and having its ends projecting through the eyes andbeing formed into handles beyond said e es.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set ourhands, this 5th day of June, 1915.

JOSEPH SEHOLM. ERIC W. MELLIN.

Washington, D. G.

